Mr. P
VIP Member
I know a guy that can't get cell phone service because of his credit. Nor service from some utility companies, companies he never delt with in the past..ScreamingEagle said:Whoa. You mean they were doing a credit check on you without your knowledge or permission? This seems as intrusive on your privacy as anything else the government is doing with the phone companies.
And if they were supposedly "checking your credit" then what is the minimum score needed to obtain phone service? Do they publish these requirements somewhere? I've never heard of any minimum requirements.
Myself I have excellent credit, but it seems they could offer just local service which only puts them at risk for maybe only $20 a month for those who don't want to divulge their SSN or for those who have bad credit. What happens to the millions of people with bad credit? They can't get local phone service?